Head banners are the banners at the top of the RuneScape website. The first one, Island Assault, was released on 1 July 2008 when the RuneScape website received a huge makeover and the game itself was upgraded to RuneScape High Detail, before that just a logo was shown which would also change sometimes during holidays or major updates (these are also archived in the "Pre-2008" article below). Banners link to their corresponding news posts.

After the release of "Island Assault", the banner has been frequently featuring holiday events or major events in RuneScape. Since 2011, special offers and new quests were included, and from 2012 on, nearly every game update gets its own banner, many of which are additionally previewed and featured in the Lobby.

Contents 1 2013 1.1 Alchemist's Amulet Returns 1.2 Elements of Death 1.3 The Nexus 1.4 Instanced God Wars 1.5 Party in a Box 1.6 Starfire Weapons 1.7 Charm Sprites 1.8 New Super-Rares 1.9 Elemental Outfits 1.10 Duel Arena rework 1.11 Castle Wars revamped 1.12 Super-Rare a Day 1.13 Samid's gloves 1.14 Runescape Beta Programme 1.15 Dual-wielding Dungeoneering 1.16 Warband armour 1.17 Wilderness Warbands 1.18 Slayer masks 1.19 Skypouncer outfit 1.20 Feast of Guthix 1.21 Tribute to Guthix 1.22 The World Wakes 1.23 God Robes and Teleports 1.24 The Origins of Gielinor 1.25 Old School RuneScape 1.26 Bestiary 1.27 Old School RuneScape poll 1.28 Valentine Yelps 1.29 Slayer Tower: Revamped 1.30 Free Bank Space 1.31 Replay Tokens Return 1.32 Dragon Wolf 1.33 Sinkholes 1.34 Cash Bags 1.35 Shadow Series 1.36 Demonflesh Armour 1.37 Demon Flash Mobs 1.38 Summoning Wheel 1.39 Abduction Teleports 1.40 Desert Tasks 1.41 Crazy Construction 1.42 Kalphite Cosmetic Outfits 1.43 Kalphite King 1.44 Hati & Sköll 1.45 God Statues 2 2012 3 2011 4 2010 5 2009 6 2008 7 Pre-2008 8 Splash page 9 Trivia

2013 Edit

Alchemist's Amulet ReturnsEdit

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• Event: Revamped Alchemist's amulet back on the Squeal of Fortune.
• Scene: An alchemist eagerly attempting to create gold.
• Duration: 17 May -

Elements of DeathEdit

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• Event: Kill animations for pvp.
• Scene: Elemental bubble graphics shadowed by a skull.
• Duration: 14 May -

The NexusEdit

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• Event: A new Prayer training method at Lumbridge Swamps.
• Scene: Several Wall beasts' hands reaching for the bowl.
• Duration: 14 May -

Instanced God WarsEdit

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• Event: God Wars dungeon boss rooms are instanced and have a Hard Mode option.
• Scene: Two Adventurers ready to battle K'ril Tsutsaroth.
• Duration: 30 April -

Party in a BoxEdit

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• Event: Party Boxes now out on Solomon's General Store.
• Scene: A Party Box being opened.
• Duration: 30 April - 17 May

Starfire WeaponsEdit

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• Event: Collect starfire ore to make starfire weapons
• Scene: Doric in the background while the player uses the Starfire bow
• Duration: 26 April - 6 May

Charm SpritesEdit

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• Event: Catch Charm sprites for bigger rewards
• Scene: A player attempting to catch a Charm Sprite
• Duration: 24 April - 30 April

New Super-RaresEdit

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• Event: New super rares added to the Squeal of Fortune.
• Scene: Squeal of Fortune in background with cards showing images of the new rares.
• Duration: 19 April - 22 April

Elemental OutfitsEdit

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• Event: 4 new outfits added to Solomon's General Store.
• Scene: Each outfit displayed in a panel.
• Duration: 19 April - 30 April

Duel Arena reworkEdit

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• Event: Duel Arena rework.
• Scene: Two players participating in a duel.
• Duration: 16 April - 24 April

Castle Wars revampedEdit

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• Event: Castle Wars rework.
• Scene: Saradomin side of Castle Wars under attack.
• Duration: 9 April - 19 April

Super-Rare a DayEdit

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• Event: Super rares on the Squeal of Fortune lowering in rarity before being removed for good.
• Scene: Calendar in the background next to Squeal of Fortune showing different rares on the days.
• Duration: 9 April - 19 April

Samid's glovesEdit

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• Event: Samid's gloves on the Squeal of Fortune.
• Scene: Coins falling into a cooking pot.
• Duration: 5 April - 9 April

Runescape Beta ProgrammeEdit

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• Event: Beta signups for the new HTML5 client.
• Scene: Gielinor.
• Duration: 4 April - 16 April

Dual-wielding DungeoneeringEdit

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• Event: New Dungeoneering weapons, Charming imp reward.
• Scene: Three adventurers wielding Daemonheim offhands.
• Duration: 2 April - 9 April

Warband armourEdit

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• Event: Cosmetic Archon outfit and Warlord outfit added to Squeal of Fortune.
• Scene: A warrior in an Archon outfit charging ahead with knife drawn.
• Duration: 29 March - 2 April

Wilderness WarbandsEdit

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• Event: Wilderness Warbands D&D released.
• Scene: A character sneaking into an Armadylian camp.
• Duration: 25 March - 9 April

Slayer masksEdit

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• Event: 5 different Slayer masks available from the Squeal of Fortune.
• Scene: A menacing image of the Mask of the Kura.
• Duration: 22 March - 2 April

Skypouncer outfitEdit

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• Event: Skypouncer Outfit membership card promotion.
• Scene: A bearded man displaying the Skypouncer outfit.
• Duration: 21 March - 30 April

Feast of GuthixEdit

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• Event: First Age outfit, Coin of Balance, prayer event for the Squeal of Fortune.
• Scene: Characters dressed in First Age outfits bearing food offerings to Guthix; a Coin of Balance being flipped in the foreground.
• Duration: 15 March - 18 March

Tribute to GuthixEdit

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• Event: Tribute to Guthix spring event.
• Scene: A manifestation of Guthix holding a butterfly.
• Duration: 12 March - 4 April

The World WakesEdit

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• Event: Release of a world-changing grandmaster quest, The World Wakes.
• Scene: What seems to be an adventurer and Orlando Smith at the entrance of Guthix's first resting place. The adventurer seems to hover a torch over a sealed enigmatic door.
• Duration: 4 March - 25 March, 2 April - 5 April

God Robes and TeleportsEdit

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• Event: Four god-themed outfits available from Solomon's General Store.
• Scene: A character wearing Zamorak-styled robes teleporting with the respective animation.
• Duration: 4 March - 12 March, 14 March - 25 March

The Origins of GielinorEdit

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• Event: Release of motion comic depicting Gielinor's beginnings in preview of The World Wakes.
• Scene: What appears to be the Elder Gods conceiving Gielinor. Links to the video on RuneScape's official YouTube channel.
• Duration: 28 February - 18 March

Old School RuneScapeEdit

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• Event: Release of Old School RuneScape, available free for a month to players who voted.
• Scene: The same scene as the first banner, zoomed in on the conflict. Links to the Old School RS homepage.
• Duration: 22 February - 14 March

BestiaryEdit

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• Event: Release of the RuneScape Bestiary beta.
• Scene: Kree'arra standing on a floating island.
• Duration: 18 February - 4 March

Old School RuneScape pollEdit

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• Event: Poll to determine extent of Old School RuneScape published. Banner links to special poll page.
• Scene: A towering enemy locked in combat with a female warrior. Also includes the old RuneScape logo.
• Duration: 15 February - 22 February

Valentine YelpsEdit

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• Event: Valentines-themed items added to Squeal of Fortune; Valentine hearts.
• Scene: Cupid and a hateful counterpart brandishing the Cupid bow and the Rosethorn wand, respectively.
• Duration: 14 February - 25 February

Slayer Tower: RevampedEdit

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• Event: Graphical rework of the Slayer Tower, addition of Slayer contracts and return of random event characters.
• Scene: A brave adventurer preparing to walk into the intimidating Slayer Tower entrance, with Markus in the background.
• Duration: 12 February - 18 February

Free Bank SpaceEdit

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• Event: One Bank booster +50 available to all members.
• Scene: An open bank vault with a glimpse of valuable items inside.
• Duration: 5 February - 18 February

Replay Tokens ReturnEdit

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• Event: D&D tokens return, Ramokee outfit on the Squeal of Fortune.
• Scene: A woman wearing the Ramokee outfit and holding several replay tokens.
• Duration:

Dragon WolfEdit

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• Event: Dragon Wolf pet, Dragon Wolf outfit.
• Scene: The Dragon Wolf staring ahead partially obscured by shadow.

SinkholesEdit

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• Event: Release of Sinkholes.
• Scene: A gorajo hoardstalker welcoming the viewer into what could be the treasure room of a sinkhole.
• Duration:

Cash BagsEdit

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• Event: Cash bags added to the Squeal of Fortune.
• Scene: A sack of gold containing Yelps, among mountains of gold pieces.
• Duration:

Shadow SeriesEdit

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• Event: New Solomon's store skins
• Scene: Shadow Series on display.
• Duration:

Demonflesh ArmourEdit

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• Event: New Solomon's store skins.
• Scene: Demonflesh Armour on display.
• Duration:

Demon Flash MobsEdit

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• Event: Demon Flash Mobs event.
• Scene: A hulking demon boss.
• Duration:

Summoning WheelEdit

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• Event: Summoning-themed Squeal of Fortune promotion.
• Scene: Yelps dressed in robes with a glowing summoning pouch across from him.
• Duration:

Abduction TeleportsEdit

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• Event: New teleport animations added to Solomon's General Store.
• Scene: A player being whisked away by a KGP agent.
• Duration:

Desert TasksEdit

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• Event: Release of Desert Tasks.
• Scene: An adventurer, with an Ancient staff in the Kharidian desert looking at a checklist.
• Duration:

Crazy ConstructionEdit

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• Event: Construction-themed Squeal of Fortune promotion.
• Scene: Yelps pointing out Construction items on his wheel.
• Duration:

Kalphite Cosmetic OutfitsEdit

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• Event: New Kalphite-themed skins from Solomon's General Store.
• Scene: Two adventurers, one wearing the Kalphite Sentinel Outfit and the other wearing the Kalphite Emissary Outfit.
• Duration:

Kalphite KingEdit

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• Event: Release of the Kalphite King.
• Scene: A player face to face with the Kalphite King, which appears to be rising out of the desert sand.
• Duration: 14 January -

Hati & SköllEdit

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• Event: Return of Hati and Sköll for the 2013 Winter event.
• Scene: A fierce-looking Hati menacing the viewer amidst snow.
• Duration: 14 January -

God StatuesEdit

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• Event: Release of God Statues.
• Scene: Two adventurers peering up at an intimidating god statue under construction.
• Duration: 3 January - 14 January

2012 Edit

Main article: Head banner/2012

2011 Edit

Main article: Head banner/2011

2010 Edit

Main article: Head banner/2010

2009 Edit

Main article: Head banner/2009

2008 Edit

Main article: Head banner/2008

Pre-2008 Edit

Main article: Head banner/Pre-2008

Splash page Edit

The Splash Page was significantly altered after an update. This article is retained to provide information on past elements of RuneScape.

On the previous splash page (the page you got on when visiting the RuneScape website for the first time) there were also a few banners promoting the game which can be seen below. Now it just shows some screenshots.

NOTE:On the website all these banners had small animations.

Trivia Edit

• As of 27 April 2012 no head banners were shown, instead it just showed the background which looks the same as the default banner but without any animations. This was most likely just a bug and has been fixed with the Runespan update.

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